Guest guest Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Trella, Thanks for your response. I was just about to make a salad for lunch. We've been on SCD for 7 days, and are in stage 3. Boy, I'd love to have a salad. I'm doing the diet with my son. I guess I was rushing it. The reason I'm in a hurry is that he goes back to college in about a week and a half, and I was hoping to have some indication if this diet is going to help him before then, since he'll have to implement it himself while there. He's always been 100% compliant with all his diets, and prepares much of his own food while at school, but cooking takes more time than salads, and he has a tiny kitchen. So here are my questions for you. --How long did it take before you saw any changes in bowels? He's already been grain free, egg free, casein free, spice free, meat free, and anything-he-reacts-to free for years, so it might take longer for us to see any changes. --What did you do for constipation while you were waiting for the diet to work? I'm terribly afraid of his getting autointoxicated and can't use the herbal laxative we were using any more (it never gave him good stools, just hard to push out diarrhea, but at least it got it out). --Can you tell me what your daughter eats on a typical day? Thanks so much. Right now I'm cooking the lettuce, tomato, and cucumber instead. a H. -- In pecanbread , " Trella " wrote: > My child had chronic constipation before going on SCD. We went through the > stages very slowly. We did the intro for 2 days, stage 1 for over a week, > stage 2 for about 2 weeks, stage 3 along time, and we did not start stage 4 > until about 3 months into the diet. Going slowly allowed my daughter to > heal and if she starts to show signs of constipation again I back off of > harder to digest foods. > Trella > mom to , age 8, SCD 10/18/04, PDD-NOS > > -- constipation > > Is there anyone still active on this list who had a child with chronic > constipation? How did you move through the stages? How long before > you saw any changes? > a H. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Thanks Trella, That's very comforting that you saw changes so quickly. I had to move out of the first two stages right away since there weren't enough foods to eat, since we need to rotate due to food intolerances developing. But now I see that as long as I keep things cooked for a while, maybe we'll see some results. I guess your daughter was able to eat eggs from the start, since you mentioned pancakes. Eli hasn't been able to eat eggs for years, and is not willing to try them since his reactions were not good the last few times. He also eats very limited animal protein due to intolerances and preference. Thanks again, a H. > a H, > It took about a week to see changes in my daughter. Again, I took it very > slowly and introduced new foods one at a time and I kept a food journal. I > did not use any laxatives, just SCD. For along time my daughter ate > different types of pancakes, apple sauce, pear sauce, etc. and juice diluted > with water, and water. Everyone is different. I didn't move past stage 1 > until constipation was gone. By the end of week 1 my daughter said her > stomach felt much better. Before, she would constantly complain that her > stomach hurt, and that she felt like she was going to throw up, but never > did. Eventhough her constipation was gone after the first week, I still > took it slow in going through the stages monitoring her stools, and behavior > > Trella > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > Trella, > Thanks for your response. I was just about to make a salad for > lunch. We've been on SCD for 7 days, and are in stage 3. Boy, I'd > love to have a salad. I'm doing the diet with my son. I guess I was > rushing it. The reason I'm in a hurry is that he goes back to > college in about a week and a half, and I was hoping to have some > indication if this diet is going to help him before then, since he'll > have to implement it himself while there. He's always been 100% > compliant with all his diets, and prepares much of his own food while > at school, but cooking takes more time than salads, and he has a tiny > kitchen. > So here are my questions for you. > --How long did it take before you saw any changes in bowels? He's > already been grain free, egg free, casein free, spice free, meat > free, and anything-he-reacts-to free for years, so it might take > longer for us to see any changes. > --What did you do for constipation while you were waiting for the > diet to work? I'm terribly afraid of his getting autointoxicated and > can't use the herbal laxative we were using any more (it never gave > him good stools, just hard to push out diarrhea, but at least it got > it out). > --Can you tell me what your daughter eats on a typical day? > Thanks so much. > Right now I'm cooking the lettuce, tomato, and cucumber instead. > a H. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Trella, I'm wondering if your daughter is on the spectrum, or does she have a different problem. Does she eat goat yogurt? a H. > a H, > It took about a week to see changes in my daughter. Again, I took it very > slowly and introduced new foods one at a time and I kept a food journal. I > did not use any laxatives, just SCD. For along time my daughter ate > different types of pancakes, apple sauce, pear sauce, etc. and juice diluted > with water, and water. Everyone is different. I didn't move past stage 1 > until constipation was gone. By the end of week 1 my daughter said her > stomach felt much better. Before, she would constantly complain that her > stomach hurt, and that she felt like she was going to throw up, but never > did. Eventhough her constipation was gone after the first week, I still > took it slow in going through the stages monitoring her stools, and behavior > > Trella > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > Trella, > Thanks for your response. I was just about to make a salad for > lunch. We've been on SCD for 7 days, and are in stage 3. Boy, I'd > love to have a salad. I'm doing the diet with my son. I guess I was > rushing it. The reason I'm in a hurry is that he goes back to > college in about a week and a half, and I was hoping to have some > indication if this diet is going to help him before then, since he'll > have to implement it himself while there. He's always been 100% > compliant with all his diets, and prepares much of his own food while > at school, but cooking takes more time than salads, and he has a tiny > kitchen. > So here are my questions for you. > --How long did it take before you saw any changes in bowels? He's > already been grain free, egg free, casein free, spice free, meat > free, and anything-he-reacts-to free for years, so it might take > longer for us to see any changes. > --What did you do for constipation while you were waiting for the > diet to work? I'm terribly afraid of his getting autointoxicated and > can't use the herbal laxative we were using any more (it never gave > him good stools, just hard to push out diarrhea, but at least it got > it out). > --Can you tell me what your daughter eats on a typical day? > Thanks so much. > Right now I'm cooking the lettuce, tomato, and cucumber instead. > a H. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Trella, I'm sorry to pester you, but this is very important to me. The reason it is is that Eli has been eliminating foods for 9 years now, never been able to add back more than a few. He can't eat beef, pork, lamb, eggs, most fish (mercury), and really doesn't like poultry all that much. He's an ovo-lacto vegetarian at heart. But he's terrified to try eggs or dairy again, since he doesn't like the reactions he gets. So I want to ask you how you know for sure that the cow yogurt is ok for your daughter? Do you use any lab testing to make sure there are no opiates or casein markers getting into her blood stream? Is she a recovered pdd? We need some hope for the future here. Hope you don't mind. a H. > My daughter is on the spectrum (PDD-NOS) and she can actually tolerate cow > yogurt. We didn't start yogurt until about 4 months on the diet. Again > everyone is different. I think the key in her healing was to take things > slowly. > Trella > mom to , age 8, PDD-NOS, SCD 10/18/05 > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > Trella, > I'm wondering if your daughter is on the spectrum, or does she have a > different problem. Does she eat goat yogurt? > a H. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Also Trella, what kind of milk do you use for the cow yogurt? Thanks, a H. > My daughter is on the spectrum (PDD-NOS) and she can actually tolerate cow > yogurt. We didn't start yogurt until about 4 months on the diet. Again > everyone is different. I think the key in her healing was to take things > slowly. > Trella > mom to , age 8, PDD-NOS, SCD 10/18/05 > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > Trella, > I'm wondering if your daughter is on the spectrum, or does she have a > different problem. Does she eat goat yogurt? > a H. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Trella, I'm sure I'm not the only one waiting to hear that you are all ok. a H. > > > My daughter is on the spectrum (PDD-NOS) and she can actually > > tolerate cow > > > yogurt. We didn't start yogurt until about 4 months on the diet. > > Again > > > everyone is different. I think the key in her healing was to take > > things > > > slowly. > > > Trella > > > mom to , age 8, PDD-NOS, SCD 10/18/05 > > > > > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > > > > > Trella, > > > I'm wondering if your daughter is on the spectrum, or does she have > > a > > > different problem. Does she eat goat yogurt? > > > a H. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Trella Thank god you are all right. My prayers and thoughts are with those that have lost families and belongings. There is a family here in N. Ireland awaiting news of their son. What a terrible tragedy, kinda put things into perspective. I wish you well Aileen > > > > > My daughter is on the spectrum (PDD-NOS) and she can actually > > > > tolerate cow > > > > > yogurt. We didn't start yogurt until about 4 months on the > > diet. > > > > Again > > > > > everyone is different. I think the key in her healing was to > > take > > > > things > > > > > slowly. > > > > > Trella > > > > > mom to , age 8, PDD-NOS, SCD 10/18/05 > > > > > > > > > > -- Re: constipation- Trella > > > > > > > > > > Trella, > > > > > I'm wondering if your daughter is on the spectrum, or does she > > have > > > > a > > > > > different problem. Does she eat goat yogurt? > > > > > a H. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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